Movies with music written by Danny Elfman
Oz the Great and Powerful is director Sam Raimi's prequel to The Wizard of Oz. This new vision of The Land of Oz is an imaginative mix of live-action and CGI that pays homage to the iconic images and timeless sense of wonder in the classic The Wiza...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-03-08
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: FANTASY/ADVENTURE
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, ...
Gene Siskel infamously gave Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure a zero-star review, stating “Obviously, Pee-Wee is tolerable only in Pee-Wee doses…” Although that seems unnecessarily harsh, especially in retrospect (now that the film is commonly viewe...
U.S. Release Date: 1985-08-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Burton
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This remake of the 1968 film, Planet of the Apes, has been on the drawing board for a long time. When it was first mentioned as a serious project (rather than just the figment of Apes fans' imaginations), the two prominent names attached to it wer...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-07-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, ...
It's easy enough to label Promised Land as the "anti-fracking movie" because, ultimately, that's what it becomes. Before the overtly political, sloppy ending, however, there are some interesting dynamics at play here about how corporations operate ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-12-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, ...
Real Steel, despite being dubbed the "Rock-em/Sock-em Robot movie," seeks to achieve more than such a limiting nickname might imply. A fusion of three popular genres - the father/son relationship movie, the boy-and-his-dog movie, and the sports mov...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-10-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/ACTION
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, ...
The most surprising thing about Restless, the latest film from indie director Gus Van Sant, is how conventional it is. Of course, this is not the first time Van Sant, whose penchant is for offbeat productions with little widespread appeal, has ente...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-09-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase, ...
Scream 2 isn't quite as clever as its predecessor, but it fills the gap with a cutting wit. Death -- even gruesome, bloody death -- can be funny if handled the right way (some will be offended by this statement, but you need look no further than P...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-12-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Neve Campbell, Jerry O'Connell, Omar Epps, ...
Silver Linings Playbook is a quirky adult romantic comedy that goes beyond the standard rhythms of the genre. Although this is a funny movie, there's an edge to the humor, not unlike what we have become accustomed to in the work of Alexander Payne....
U.S. Release Date: 2012-11-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY/ROMANCE
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro, ...
Beware things that are described as "simple." While this is not the central message of A Simple Plan, it's certainly a byproduct. From the real world, we all know that things which are supposed to be simple - a basic plumbing job, minor car repai...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, ...
Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow is as stylish and atmospheric as any motion picture to arrive in theaters this year. Unfortunately, those aspects are its lone strengths. The film suffers from tepid performances, feebly drawn characters, and a meanderi...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-11-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, ...